China opens new Chongqing-Guiyang line

Journey times between major cities in southwestern China were reduced dramatically on January 25 with the opening of a new direct line between Chongqing and Guiyang.

The 345.4km line from Chongqing West to Guiyang North has 12 stations and a design speed of 200km/h. Work began on the Yuan 53.1bn ($US 8.4bn) project in October 2010 and included the construction of 209 bridges and 115 tunnels.

The line reduces the Chongqing-Guiyang journey time from 10 hours to two hours, and Chongqing – Guangzhou from 12 hours to seven hours. The Chengdu – Guiyang trip has also been cut from 11 hours the three-and-a-half hours.

Source: railjournal.com